But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

When I was a child my family would take trips to Portugal almost every other year and our trips to Portugal were never complete without visiting the ever famous tourist trap Fatima. For those who don't know the story of Fatima well apparently Mary the mother of Jesus came down from heaven and appeared…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Thank you for the wonderful song service and please church, always keep our worship team in your prayers as Satan does not like them ushering us to the throne of grace, therefore,…

Name that Tune: Unchained Melody ( to the sea, to the sea / to the open arms of the sea ) - Righteous Brothers All You Need is Love ( There's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung ) - The Beatles I Will Always Love You ( That is all I'm taking with me, So, goodbye…

What is Hope? HOPE, n . [The primary sense is to extend, to reach forward.] A desire of some good, accompanied will at least a sight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired,…

The Believer's Blessings

VI. SALVATION: a complete and eternal salvation by God's grace alone, received as the gift of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work ( Ephesians 2:8–9 (NASB95) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not…

Salvation and the work of Jesus Christ One of the oldest and hottest debates in church history and theology is between two group of Christians holding opposing views: Calvinism and Armianism. Salvation is grounded in the work of Jesus Christ Ac 5:30–31 ; 1 Ti 1:15 “The God of our fathers raised up Jesus,…

4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John wore a camel-hair garment…

A Christmas Service filled with Scripture and Song.

The Basis of Salvation Good Evening beautiful People of VMBCLA, GLBC, and all who may have stopped by this way. I thank God that you are still holding on to God’s unchanging hand. I greet you in the name of Jesus our Christ and Lord. Last week, I began to teach on the subject of “The Necessity and basis…

I . Intro . Reminder ( Titus 3:3-7 ) A . I have trouble remembering things . 1. Any of you notice that? 2. I don’t know why but sometimes things just slip my mind. 3. There have been times when I did not remember what I went into the kitchen for. B . I think it’s scientifically safe to say that the older…

Love Your Enemies